With the January transfer window chugging alone, the Irons were given a fright by rumours that Marko Arnautovic wanted to force a move to China.

He stayed and even signed a new deal to commit himself to the Hammers and by the end of deadline day manager Manuel Pellegrini had two new signings to boot. Not too shabby at all.

Overall, it was a rather quiet month.

Chelsea ended the month having closed the biggest deal in their £50million-plus capture of Christian Pulisic, though the Borussia Dortmund forward will stay in Germany for the rest of the 2018/19 season.

Gonzalo Higuain also joined the Blues on loan from Juventus for the rest of the campaign while Michy Batshuayi left Stamford Bridge for Crystal Palace in dramatic scenes during the final hours of business.

Elsewhere, Arsenal head coach Unai Emery were limited to loan deals due to financial strains at the Emirates Stadium, but had enough in the tank to take Denis Suarez from Barcelona until the summer.

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Bournemouth spent £19million to prise Dominic Solanke from Liverpool and invested further by bringing Chris Mepham in from Brentford for £12million, while Newcastle United finally broke their club record to bring Miguel Almiron in from Atlanta United.

15 of the 20 Premier League clubs signed new players in January, although some of those will not be immediately seen as they will remain on loan until the end of the season.

Here’s the full list of every single move involving Premier League clubs.